Hitboxes are a mess, it is still pretty much impossible to recover from a death due to the terrible checkpoint placement, but at least this one HAS a continue system differently from the arcade counterpart.

It is a Gradius game if I ever saw one.

Get 1CC after 4 days. good game

Very different than the Arcade Version. But also not as Difficult since you actually have continues this time.

How to make sequel:
Step 1: Add fire